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Hudson's Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund Announce First Grant Recipients of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund

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Monday, September 25, 2023
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TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Hudson's Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund are pleased to announce the first grant recipients of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Hudson's Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund are pleased to announce the first grant recipients of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund.
  • The announcement comes just ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the one-year anniversary of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund.
  • The Blanket Fund launched on September 30, 2022, with an initial $1 million investment from Hudson's Bay Foundation and commitment to direct 100% of net proceeds from the sale of all HBC Point Blankets to The Blanket Fund moving forward.
  • "We're excited to announce these first recipients of Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund," said Sarah Midanik, President & CEO, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.

BURUNDI: Students facing hunger receive meals; Rise Against Hunger partners with Salesian Missions, which works to identify needs

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Monday, March 6, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Students attending Don Bosco High School, located in Ngozi, Burundi*, had access to better nutrition during the second half of 2022 thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, and Rise Against Hunger, an international relief organization that provides food and life-changing aid to the world's most vulnerable.

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  • The school has been facing challenges with a lack of food due to excessive rain that destroyed crops in the region.
  • Don Bosco High School struggles to provide food to students and to pay the salaries of workers so they can feed their families.
  • In addition to providing Rise Against Hunger meals, Salesians with the school are developing an agriculture project on six hectares of school land.
  • Rise Against Hunger partners with Salesian Missions , which works to identify needs and coordinate delivery of 40-foot shipping containers full of meals and supplemented with additional supplies when available.

Bharat Bhise Welcomes Two Veteran Bankers to Join the Capsave Finance Board

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Capsave Finance Pvt. Ltd., a systemically important non-banking finance company (NBFC) providing leasing and financing solutions announced the appointment of Messrs ADM Chavali and Abraham Chacko to its Board of Directors.

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  • "We welcome Chavali and Chacko to the Board of Directors of Capsave Finance, and we are eager to work with them to strengthen our book to become one of India's leading non-banking finance companies," said Jinesh Jain, CEO of Rent Alpha, parent of Capsave Finance.
  • "I look forward to serving on the Board of Directors of Capsave Finance and I hope to contribute to its continued growth," said Chavali.
  • Chacko further adds, "It is a privilege to serve on the Board of Directors of Capsave Finance.
  • Established in 2000 by Bharat Bhise, Bravia's investment portfolio includes a number of transportation finance, aviation, finance, and logistics interests.

Next Level Hire: Dr. Brian Wickstrom, Higher Education Leader of Academics and Athletics, Named President and Chief Executive Officer at St. John Bosco High School

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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The Salesians of Don Bosco have appointed Dr. Brian Wickstrom as President and Chief Executive Officer of St. John Bosco High School, an 80-year-old, all-boys, Catholic college preparatory high school in Bellflower, California.

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  • The Salesians of Don Bosco have appointed Dr. Brian Wickstrom as President and Chief Executive Officer of St. John Bosco High School, an 80-year-old, all-boys, Catholic college preparatory high school in Bellflower, California.
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    Dr. Brian Wickstrom has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of St. John Bosco High School.
  • Its clear why he has been successful everywhere hes been, said Father Mel Trinidad, SDB, Director, St. John Bosco High School.
  • Founded in 1940 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, St. John Bosco High School is an all-male Catholic college preparatory school.